Author Topic: LUNO aground and broken in two at Bayonne entrance (Read 7253 times)

Jos · « **on:** February 05, 2014, 12:27:57 PM »

Henry23 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2014, 12:37:28 PM »

Trelawney · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2014, 03:48:42 PM »

Some impressive photos of the two sections on BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26050037

Jos · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2014, 05:04:16 PM »

Henry23 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2014, 01:41:27 PM »

3 parts now!

Bow (inc hold 1), mid (hold 2 aft), stern (accom + ER).

AMOK211 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2014, 03:15:03 PM »

It seems that there is some fuel spilled. Also, El Correo stated that the whole superstructure collapsed this night, and fell into the water, thus having now the ship broken in three. El Correo also informed that Smit Salvage had been chosen to rescue what remains of the vessel.

http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20140206/mas-actualidad/sociedad/carguero-vizcaino-accidentado-bayona-201402061112.html

Derell Licht · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2014, 04:50:29 PM »

Has everyone seen the video on GCaptain???
http://gcaptain.com/watch-as-huge-waves-split-cargo-ship-in-half-video/

That is stupefying!!! Notice the helicopter still trying to rescue people off the bridge... Terrible...

victor radio74 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2014, 05:05:28 PM »

Yes Derell I have seen in the french paper Sudouest that I think has the most complete information http://www.sudouest.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques/bayonne/
regards

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